1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 13 People(B) . 阅读理解 (2017 湖南六校联盟高三联考 ) Taktak tabulaba? You probably dont know how to answer that question unless you happen to be one of the about 430 people in the world who speak a language called Matukar Panau.Then you would know it means “What are we doing？ ”Matukar Panau is
2、one of the worlds rarest languages.It is spoken in just two small coastal villages in Papua New Guinea. Several years ago， David Harrison， a language expert， didnt know much about Matukar Panau either.No one had ever recorded or even studied its words and rules.With so few speakers， the language ris
3、ked disappearing soon.It was endangered. Harrison didnt want that to happen to Matukar Panau.So in 2009， he set out for Papua New Guinea.His goal： use modern technology to help the remaining speakers preserve their native tongue. But Matukar Panau is far from the only language facing loss.Studies su
4、ggest that by the end of this century， nearly half of the 7， 000 languages now spoken worldwide could disappear.Theyre in danger partly because the only people left speaking them are elderly adults.When those individuals die， their language will die with them.In addition， children may discard a nati
5、ve language and instead use more common global languages， such as Chinese， English or Spanish. In the United States alone， 134 native American languages are endangered.“ Language hotspots” exist all over the world.These are places with endangered languages that havent been recorded.They include the
6、state of Oklahoma， pockets of central and eastern Siberia， parts of northern Australia and communities in South America. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 Matukar Panau 语是一种稀有的语种 ， 由于讲这种语言的人很少 ， 这种语言面临消亡的危险；与此类似 ， 到本世纪末世界上将有近一半的语言面临消亡 ， 仅美国就有 134 种本地语言濒临消亡。 1 What did Harrison go to Papua New Guinea for? A Learning
7、their native language. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B Helping preserve their endangered tongue. C Learning their modern technology. D Teaching the natives a new language. B 考查细节理解。根据第三段的 “Harrison didnt want that to happen to Matukar Panau.So in 2009， he set out for Papua New Guinea” 和 “help the remaining speakers
8、 preserve their native tongue” 可知 ， 为了不让 Matukar Panau 语消亡 ， 语言学家Harrison 去了 Papua New Guinea， 帮助保护该语言 ， 故 B 项正确。 2 The underlined word“discard”in Paragraph 4 means “ ” A hear of B pick up C get rid of D learn about C 考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的 “a native language and instea d use more common global languages， s
9、uch as Chinese， English or Spanish” 可以判断 ， 那里的孩子们可能不说这种本地方言 ， 而是更多地讲汉语、英语和西班牙语等国际通用语言 ， 故画线词意为 “ 摆脱 ， 丢弃 ” ， 故 C 项正确。 3 The last two paragraphs imply that endangered languages are A dying quickly in Siberia B becoming a worldwide problem C popular in some special places D some native tongues B 考查推理判
10、断。根据第四段第二句 “Studies suggest that by the end of this century， nearly half of the 7， 000 languages now spoken worldwide could disappear”及最后一段的 “Language hotspotsexist all over the world ” 可以判断 ， 濒危语言正在成为世界性难题 ， 故 B 项正确。 干扰项分析 根据尾段最后一句 “They include the state of Oklahoma ， pockets of central and easter
11、n Siberia” 可知 ， A 项错误；根据第四段第三句 “Theyre in danger partly because the only people left speaking them are elderly adults” 可知 ，由于讲这些语言的人数少 ， 故它们濒临消亡 ， 故 C 项错误。 4 According to the passage， the author is about the endangered languages. A indifferent B suspicious C supportive D concerned D 考查观点态度。根据第四段第一、二
12、句 “But Matukar Panau is far from the only language facing loss.Studies suggest that by the end of this century， nearly 【 精品教育资源文库 】 half of the 7， 000 languages now spoken worldwide could disappear” 并结合全文内容可知 ， 除了 Matukar Panau 语之外 ， 到本世纪末 ， 7 000 种现存的世界范围内所使用的语言中将有近一半可能濒临消亡。据此可以判断 ， 作者很担心这些濒危语言的消亡
13、 ， 故 D 项正确。 . 阅读七选五 (2017 安徽百所重点高中二模 )All of us know that a balanced diet strengthens the immune system. 1 The following strategies will help you to jumpstart healthy eating habits. Morning musthaves Researchers at Harvard Medical School discovered that people who took daily breakfast were a third l
14、ess likely to become obese(肥胖的 )than those who skipped this meal.To enjoy the most benefits， the researchers recommended eating wholegrain foods for breakfast as they are rich in fiber. 2 Main meal wisdom If you need to consume meat， choose fish instead of red meat.Studies have linked high consumpti
15、on of red meat with cancers such as breast and colorectal cancer as well as heart disease mainly because red meat is very high in saturated(饱和的 )fats. 3 Food preparation 4 As such， cooking methods such as steaming， baking， grilling， boiling or stirfrying are advised. 5 Some people like to eat a larg
16、e meal after a hard days work.However， large meals late at night can cause indigestion that influences sleep.So it is a very good idea to have a lowcalorie fiber drink just before leaving the office.It is also not a good idea to regularly have a latenight meal as this could overburden the digestive
17、system. Remember， minor changes in our eating habits can lead to major changes in our health. A Light nights B Fewer night snacks C Fish， in contrast， contains more hearthealthy fats 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D Drinking bean milk supplies the body with plant protein E Experts always suggest preparing food with
18、as little oil as possible F But most of us fail to obtain adequate nutrients(营养 )due to our troubled lifestyles G Fiber aids in stabilizing blood sugar， controlling appetite and keeping the heart healthy 【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。作者介绍了养成健康饮食好习惯的几种策略。 1 F 依据首句中的 “ 均衡饮食能增强免疫系统 ” 可知 ， F 项中的 “ 但是我们大多数人由于混乱的生活方式没能获得
19、充足的营养 ” 与之对应 ， 并引出下句。 2 G 研究者推荐早餐吃富含纤维素的全谷类食物 ， 故 接下来应该说明纤维素对人体的好处 ， 故选 G。 3 C 该段主要涉及吃正餐的学问 ， 即多吃鱼肉少吃红肉。红 肉中含有大量饱和脂肪 ， 故选 C 项 “ 相反 ， 鱼肉中含有更多的有益于心脏健康的脂肪 ” 与之作对比。 4 E 该段主要涉及食物烹饪建议 ， 从后句中的 “ 蒸、烘、烤、煮或炒 ” 这些烹饪方法可知选 E 与之匹配。 5 A 根据后文可知该段主要讲晚上吃大餐会影响消化 ， 再结合上文几个小标题考虑 ， “ 晚餐少食 ” 最佳 ， 故选 A。 【导学号： 33220180】 . 语
20、法填空 (2017 广州检测二 )In the West we are familiar with ballets like Swan Lake.But theres another classical dance form with a long history 1 has only recently burst onto the world scene.It is called classical Chinese dance. Classical Chinese dance is 2 incredibly demanding， refined， and expressive dance f
21、orm.Alongside ballet， it is also one of the most comprehensive dance systems 3 (know)to humankind. 4 recently， few people outside China had ever heard of classical Chinese dance.One major reason was that when Chinese companies performed abroad， they often mixed Chinese dance with western dance style
22、s.And so the audience left the theater not sure exactly 5 they had just seen. In 2006， however， the Shen Yun Performing Arts Company 6 (establish)in New York.Its mission was to promote 7 (tradition)culture， and this included 8 (present)classical Chinese dance in its purest form.Not quite a decade later，【 精品教育资源文库 】 classical Chinese dance has become much 9 (well)recognised and is starting to influence western ballet. Although the
